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Crime in SS16 4AP

How much crime is recorded in SS16 4AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Lee Chapel South & Kingswood
Council
Basildon
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,768 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS16 4AP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS16 4AP area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

SS16 4APNational
Violence and sexual offences26.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Burglary4.79.1
Other crime2.81.5
Other theft2.54.5
Shoplifting2.28.4
Public order1.94.6
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 32% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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